Service difficulty report · Crosstube · Bell 212

Difficulty date
July 23, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 212
Aircraft time
27,287 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6T3B
Part
Crosstube
Part number
212321103
Condition
Broken
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) PILOT LANDED AT FOREST SERVICE LOOKOUT TOWER AND HEARD A BANG. THOUGHT HE HAD HIT A ROCK. ON LANDING AT A LOCAL AIRSTRIP THE ACFT SAT IN AN UNUSUAL ATTITUDE. THE FORWARD LANDING GEAR CROSSTUBE WAS FOUND BROKEN NEAR A FORWARD SUPPORT. THIS PN CROSSTUBE IS THE SUBJECT OF RECURRING ACFT ASB 212-09-132 AND WAS BEING INSPECTED EVERY 7 DAYS. PART HAS TOTAL OF 8698 LANDINGS SINCE NEW, CALCULATED IAW ASB 212-09-132.

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